Boilerplate (text) - Boilerplate language. 1  In contract law, the term boilerplate language describes the parts of a contract that are considered standard.
In urban planning, a city square or urban square is a planned open area in a city, usually or originally rectangular in shape. 1  Red Square in Moscow was originally used as an outdoor marketplace and later became the stage for Soviet military parades and May Day demonstrations.
For other uses, see City (disambiguation). A city is a large and permanent human settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town in general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law. Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation.